#17: Dr. Yossi Sheffi Director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics
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Dr. Yossi Sheffi is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he serves as Director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. He is an expert in systems optimization, risk analysis, and supply chain management, which are the subjects he teaches and researches at MIT.\\xa0 He founded the MITx MicroMasters in Supply Chain Management. He is also the founder and the Director of MIT's Master of Supply Chain Management degree.
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Some of the highlights of the episode:
- Extensive interviews with more than 100 executives on sustainability in business
- \\u201cProfits versus planet\\u201d or is it instead of a more subtle issue of (some) people versus (other) people
- Younger people are more environmentally aware
- Price premium is related to a brand that symbolizes quality \\u2013 Forbes has valued the Coca-Cola brand at over $50 billion
- How is sustainability impacting supply chains?
- How will 3PLs be impacted by huge e-commerce companies?
- Top 3 attributes that a Chief Supply Chain Officer needs to have?
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